Nature Conservation Act 2014
169What is a reserve?—Act
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169 What is a reserve?—Act reserve— (a) means— (i) a wilderness area; and (ii) a national park; and (iii) a nature reserve; and (iv) a catchment area; and (b) includes any other area of public land that is— (i) reserved in the territory plan under the Planning Act 2023, section 385 (Reserved areas of public land); and (ii) prescribed by regulation to be a reserve; but (c) does not include an area prescribed by regulation as excluded from a reserve. catchment area means an area of public land reserved in the territory plan for the protection of water supply under the Planning Act 2023, section 385 (g). national park means an area of public land reserved in the territory plan for a national park under the Planning Act 2023, section 385 (b).
nature reserve means an area of public land reserved in the territory plan for a nature reserve under the Planning Act 2023, section 385 (c).